Maybe the thread title is kinda loaded, but when comparing the two pups for my next purchase, I found some quotes that I thought were interesting :
Quote Originally Posted by RayBarbeeMusic View Post
Riddle me this:
If the '59 neck and Jazz neck both use 42, or the jazz vs. any other 'standard' paf for that matter, and the DCR really isn't much different, and using A5............
Why does the jazz neck sound so damn different?
Two things:
1. the '59 uses Plain Enamel wire, the Jazz SPN (Single Poly Nylon) wire.
2. the coil geometry (the way the wire is layed into the bobbin) is different in both cases.
HTH, (LtKojak)
So, the pups are identical except for the wire coating (and a tiny .1K resistance difference)? I can definitely hear differences in clips, but I guess I'm just kinda surprised that one aspect can make as much difference as I've thought I've heard. Otoh, maybe the clips aren't the most accurate representations.
I've had a 59N before, really liked it. I'm inclined to try the Jazz just to experiment, but I'd like some more knowledge beforehand...even if it's somewhat useless in my hands lol!
I did also read about a 59/Jazz hybrid...maybe that is ticket (And if I understand correctly, that is just swapping out a bobbin from a 59 to a Jazz and vice versa).
Quote Originally Posted by RayBarbeeMusic View Post
Riddle me this:
If the '59 neck and Jazz neck both use 42, or the jazz vs. any other 'standard' paf for that matter, and the DCR really isn't much different, and using A5............
Why does the jazz neck sound so damn different?
Two things:
1. the '59 uses Plain Enamel wire, the Jazz SPN (Single Poly Nylon) wire.
2. the coil geometry (the way the wire is layed into the bobbin) is different in both cases.
HTH, (LtKojak)
So, the pups are identical except for the wire coating (and a tiny .1K resistance difference)? I can definitely hear differences in clips, but I guess I'm just kinda surprised that one aspect can make as much difference as I've thought I've heard. Otoh, maybe the clips aren't the most accurate representations.
I've had a 59N before, really liked it. I'm inclined to try the Jazz just to experiment, but I'd like some more knowledge beforehand...even if it's somewhat useless in my hands lol!
I did also read about a 59/Jazz hybrid...maybe that is ticket (And if I understand correctly, that is just swapping out a bobbin from a 59 to a Jazz and vice versa).
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